75/125 YEARS

The University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology

presents

Abstracts for the poster session that accompanied our meeting
Integrative Paleontology and the Future, February 28, 1998.




Chemostratigraphic Recognition of the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in Eastern Montana: Precise Stratigraphic Correlation of Fossil-Bearing Sections

ARENS, Nan Crystal, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; and JAHREN, A. Hope, Earth and Atmos. Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA






Ecological Response to Habitat Heterogeneity in Extant Tree Ferns (Cyatheaceae): Implications for Plant Macroevolution

ARENS, Nan Crystal, and RUTHERFORD, Mateo Coto, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Climate Reconstruction of the Mint Canyon Flora (Miocene) Based on Leaf Physiognamy: Implications for the Evolution of Mediterranean Climate and Vegetation in California

ARENS, Nan Crystal, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; SUETAKE, N. M.; CHENG, Y.; CHEW, T.; GOMEZ-FARIAS, I.; HAUSELT, M. M.; KUMBHANI, S. R.; LO, S.; LUCERO, C. A.; MURPHY, S. K.; and TU, L. K.






Evolution of the Terrestrial Biota Across the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in the North American Western Interior

CLEMENS, W. A., and ARENS, Nan Crystal, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






After the Fall: Roles of Local Survival and Dispersal in Reconstitution of the Mammalian Fauna after the K/T Mass Extinction

CLEMENS, W. A., and WEIL, Anne, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Evaluating Multiple Hypotheses for the Origin of Bilateral Animals

COLLINS, Allen G., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Extant Flatworms and Tube Anemones are Capable of Leaving Crawling Traces Similar to Some of the Earliest Known Trace Fossils

COLLINS, A. G., LIPPS, J. H., and VALENTINE, J. W., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






The Phylogenetic Distribution of Darts in Helicoid Land Snails

CORDERO, Alicia M., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Analysis of Color Pattern Morph Frequencies in Neogene Neritid Gastropods from the Dominican Republic

COSTA, Fábio A. H., NEHM, Ross H., and HICKMAN, Carole S., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






The Evolution of the Biomechanical Attributes of Long Bones

ERICKSON, Gregory M., Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Re-Evaluation and Interpretation of the Fossil Record of Lyonothamnus A. Gray (Rosaceae)

ERWIN, Diane M., and SCHORN, Howard E., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Jellyfish Symmetry: Stasis Despite High Rates of Variation

GERSHWIN, Lisa-ann, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Moving from the Deep Sea into the Intertidal: Evidence from Multiple Patellogastropod Datasets

GURALNICK, R., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California. Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Integrative Morphology of the Gastropod Larval Shell: New Paleontological Applications

HICKMAN, Carole S., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






An Integrative Study of the Evolution of Size and Postural Support in Theropod Dinosaurs-Part I: The Musculoskeletal Apparatus

HUTCHINSON, John R., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Theoretical Morphology of Crinoid Calyxes

KENDRICK, David Christopher, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Evolution of Gastropod Shell Morphology: Phylogenetic and Developmental Patterns

KURPIUS, James W., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Origins and Persistence of Dysoxiphilic Gastropods

LINDBERG, David R., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; PONDER, Winston F., The Australian Museum, 6 College St., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; and JACOBS, David K., Dept. of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095






A Phylogenetic Analysis of Encrusting Hydrocorals from the West Coast of North America

LINDSTROM, Kirsten S., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






First Finding of a Mushroom Coral Bed Near Isla San José, Baja California Sur, Mexico

LOPEZ-FORMENT, Marta, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California ,Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; and BONILLA, Hector Reyes, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Mexico






Anthropogenic Introduction of Exotic Organisms: Implications for Accelerated Colonization Rates of Fossil Organisms

McGANN, Mary, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; and SLOAN, Doris, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767






Assessing the Accuracy of Using Exemplars in Molecular Studies: The Pitfalls of Incomplete Taxon Sampling

MEYER, Christopher P., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Phylogeographic Patterning of Indo-Pacific Diversification in Cowries

MEYER, Christopher P., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Ichthyosaurian Tail and Vertebral Column: A Preliminary Integrative Approach to the Evolution of Swimming

MOTANI, Ryosuke, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Linking Macroevolutionary Pattern and Developmental Process in Marginellid Gastropods

NEHM, Ross H., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Integrative Biomechanics and Bone Microstructure of Pterosaurs

PADIAN, Kevin, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; de RICQLES, A., College de France, 75005 Paris, France; HORNER, J. R., Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT 59717; CARTER, D. R., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94530; and VAN DER MEULEN, M. C. H., Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14583






The Genus Pseudotsuga: A Revision of the Fossil Record and Inferred Paleo-Biogeographical and Migrational Patterns

SCHORN, Howard E., and THOMPSON, Anna, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






The Sea of Cortes and Possible Biogeographic Ties to the Panamanian Seaway

SIMISON, W. Brian, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Laying Eggs Out of Water is Easy

SKULAN, Joseph L., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Microfossils Refine Caltrans' Geotechnical Stratigraphy Beneath Central San Francisco Bay for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Retrofit Project

SLOAN, Doris, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767; McGANN, Mary, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; and WAN, Elmira, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025.






Historical Patterns of Structural and Functional Change in the Molluscan Feeding Apparatus: Dissociation Is the Rule

SMITH, Krister, and GURALNICK, Robert, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Using Inferred Liverwort Phylogeny to Interpret the Origin and Diversification of Early Land Plants

SPEER, Brian R., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Parallel Evolution of Derived Enamel Microstructure in Carnivorous Mammals

STEFEN, Clara, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






The Cretaceous Origin of Ducks: Molecular and Morphological Approaches to Early Neornithine Phylogeny

STIDHAM, Thomas A., Museum of Paleontology, Dept. of Integrative Biology, and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Precursors to the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Event: Evidence for Terrestrial Environmental Instability

STROMBERG, C. A. E., THOMPSON, A., ARENS, N. C., and CLEMENS, W. A., Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Mechanisms of Migration In Douglas Fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii: (mirb.) Franco]: A Model

THOMPSON, Anna, Museum of Paleontology and Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley; and SCHORN, Howard E., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Regulation of Marine Latitudinal Diversity Gradients: Tests of Hypotheses

VALENTINE, James W., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780; ROY, Kaustuv, Dept. of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093; JABLONSKI, David, Dept. of Geophysical Sci., University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60537; and ROSENBERG, Gary, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19103






Chamber Repair and Growth in Foraminifera-Evidence for Differences In Developmental Controls

WETMORE, Karen L., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780






Reproduction and Growth in Archaias angulatus, and Implications for Test Preservation

WETMORE, Karen L., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780





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